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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2004(OT) I'm just SOOOOOO happy
I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary cat? Karen >I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man >Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game >but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary >cat? > >Karen It was a great race. I was praying none of the horses would slip on that muddy track.MLB >> I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man >> Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > It was a great race. I was praying none of the horses would slip on > that muddy track.MLB Me too, but it was fine after all. I'm still just over the hills about it. This is a case of truth is BETTER than fiction!!! When I saw him win the Rebel, I thought, oh my. But still I couldn't believe that it would turn out THIS GOOD! A blue collar PA bred horse with an exciting history, filled with all kinds of karma including comebacks from a serious injury and the tragic domestic violent murder of his first trainer (who hand picked both his sire and dam) and he shares the birthday of his new trainers mother. Oooo. It was just a great day. He is just like the little engine that could. Karen >>> I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man >>> Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Karen You feel like we did about Funny Cide last year. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) >I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man >Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game >but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary >cat? > >Karen I won't tell if you won't. BTW, Stinky is also an honorary Boston Terrier. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) LOL; I assume Smarty Jones is a horse and not his jockey. I am always glad they finish big bucks races like that without breaking any of their skinny little legs (that goes for both men and beasts). Not much into equines anyway, I prefer the fat hairy ones with big legs and feet that pull beer wagons; for some reason they look healthier and calmer, if not faster and prettier. But kowabunga, congrats to Smarty Jones; may he live long and prosper. : >I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man : >Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] : claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. : (Aldous Huxley) The famous Budweiser clydesdales. I like those and the belgiums, which are a bit smaller but not by much :) Grace > LOL; I assume Smarty Jones is a horse and not his jockey. I am always glad > they finish big bucks races like that without breaking any of their skinny [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > disgraceful. > : (Aldous Huxley) >The famous Budweiser clydesdales. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >and >> prosper. Have you heard the song "The Last Trip Home", written by Davy Steele and performed by the Scottish musical group called the Battlefield Band (http://www.battlefieldband.co.uk)? It is a bittersweet song about a plowman, or rather ploughman, taking his team of Clydesdales home from their last job; from this point on, a tractor will be used instead. > And a' the years I've plied my trade, an a' the fields we've > ploughed and laid, I never thought I'd see the time when a > Clydesdale's work wid ever end, But progress runs its driven > course, and tractors hae replaced the horse.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> Clydesdale's work wid ever end, But progress runs its driven >> course, and tractors hae replaced the horse. How sad! Good song....and sad. But no tractors replacing them @ Budweiser. What a dull sight that would be, right? Tractors pulling the beer trucks. : > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- : > Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] : > : How sad! > I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh > man Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows > the game but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be > an honorary cat? > > Karen I missed it but I understand my cousin's troop never made it to the race. I vote for Smarty to be an honorary cat and I hope to read why. :) SignatureCheryl >> I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh >> man Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I missed it but I understand my cousin's troop never made it to the race. I > vote for Smarty to be an honorary cat and I hope to read why. :) Because he is as cool as a cool cat. Karen > >> I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh > >> man Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Karen LOL. Racing in the UK is a three year old called One Cool Cat :^) He was well-backed for yesterday's 2000 Guineas but sadly, didn't finish in the first three . Sheenah >>>> I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and > oh [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Sheenah Great name!! There is one here I also like named Kitten's Joy. I just think that is the best name! Karen > I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man > Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game > but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary > cat? > > Karen I used to be able to follow all the prep races (before kiddos) and have always loved the Triple Crown races. I only got to see the race and not see all the pre-race info but it does sound like Smarty Jones is an amazing horse. Here's hoping we might have the Triple Crown winner! Christine >> I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man >> Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Here's hoping we might have the Triple Crown winner! > Christine I think he can do it. I really do! > >> I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man > >> Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > I think he can do it. I really do! Do you remember Charismatic? (or maybe Charisma) My spelling may be off but he was the horse oh, three years ago that won both the Derby and the Belmont but when he ran the third, he fractured his leg. (or is the Belmont the third one, I don't remember) He was a strong favored to be a triple crown. I surely hope Smarty wins it though. He sounds fantastic. Grace >> in article c71var$ghiit$1@ID-199012.news.uni-berlin.de, Christine > Burel at [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Grace yeah, Charismatic. Chris Antley (RB) jumped off and held the leg until they could get him off. Some credit him with saving the horses life by keeping the fracture from being irrepairable. One thing about Smarty, he seems (knock on wood) extremely hardy. Even when he smashed his face in thirty ways from Sunday he didn't even miss a meal. He was reportedly eating like a horse last night and playing with his hay net. I hope he stays HEALTHY!! Kakren >I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man >Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game >but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary >cat? Rats!!! This was the *only* Derby race I've missed watching in decades, and I go back a long way. Had another appointment and by the time I got home they were taking the official photos. Smarty was the only horse I had in mind as a winner and it sounds like he did it in great style. Wish I'd seen it!!! As an aside, though there have been great horses and great races, Secretariat is still my all-time favorite, despite the likes of Seattle Slew, etc. Top horse in *my* book - I can still get chills and tears when I think of Big Red romping down the Belmont Stakes track 31 lengths ahead!!!! Jeanne >> I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man >> Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jeanne That must have been something! Wish I had seen it. There is probably a replay of the race on the net somewhere. Do you have highspeed internet or dial up? Karen |
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